Costa juniors Chandler Coate and Zachary Goldstein Habitat for Humanity Club

By Harrison Mayesh

Assistant Circulation Editor

Costa juniors Chandler Coate and Zachary Goldstein work to create a “Habitat for Humanity” by starting a club supporting low-income families at this school year.

The club works with Habitat for Humanity, an international organization that provides housing and supplies for low income individuals and families who are in need of these necessities. Juniors Coate and Goldstein, Treasurer Nick Lee and Secretary Max Severo plan on expanding the organization’s efforts of helping lower-class individuals and families both throughout the Los Angeles area and worldwide.

“I was motivated to start this club because I realized there is a large percentage of Costa students who either aren’t involved in a charitable organization or aren’t necessarily involved in a charity that they feel really makes an impact,” Coate said. “Habitat for Humanity is a reputable charity that actively works to assist those in need and you can see the results as you help the people affected right before your eyes.”

Coate and Goldstein plan to raise money for the club through bake sales soon, with other club members planning to tutor younger children in various subjects. They intend to use the money they raise to donate to multiple Habitat for Humanity reStores, which are stores where furniture and appliances are sold to low income families for a cheaper price. The reStores are funded through the Habitat for Humanity organization and donations from sectors such as Costa’s new club.

Photos: Habitat for Humanity Club

“By starting this club this we can spread the awareness of what the organization and club does to a whole new level,” Coate said.

The new club plans to meet in biology and health teacher Mr. Davidson’s classroom, room 339. Currently, Davidson is helping to expand the club by offering community service hours to his health students if they were to join the club and volunteer at club events. The club plans to meet every Tuesday during lunch.

Check out some updates about Habitat for Humanity

“I hope to have a solid base of younger students involved, in order to keep the club going after I graduate, and to have kids involved that are devoted to working with Habitat for Humanity and giving people they know an opportunity to get involved with a good charity” Coate said.

In the future, the co-presidents of Mira Costa Habitat for Humanity Campus Project hope to participate in one of the organization’s build days, in which volunteers participate to build houses for low income families, Coate says. This event would require a lot of fundraising, but it is something the founders would love to do once they have the opportunities to raise enough money to participate, Goldstein says.

Check out some more information about Habitat for Humanity

“I was motivated to start the Habitat for Humanity Club because once I learned of Habitat I thought it sounded like a great experience,” Goldstein said. “Fundraising, volunteering, and helping to build houses sounded like something I wanted to be a part of, which is why I started the club.”

The more Costa students that join the club, means that the club can change more people’s lives. The more people involved in the club means that the impact of the club with be a lot bigger and could possibly reach a larger audience.

“Our club provides does not only fundraise and provide community service hours by volunteering at reStores, but it also helps change lives in a major way by helping to provide an adequate household for those in need” Goldstein said.